Integrating Information and Computer Technology in Teaching Mathematics in Junior Secondary School in Akwa Ibom State

Abstract

The study was concerned with integrating information and computer technology in teaching mathematics in Junior Secondary School in Akwa Ibom State. A total of 8 mathematics teachers were drawn from 4 schools in Uyo Local Government Area that met the criteria like having computer facilities in school and presenting candidate for junior certificate examination for the past 22 years. A total of 100 junior secondary three students in 2012/2013 session took part in the study. The instruments used in gathering data were secondary school teachers’ questionnaire (SSTQ) and junior secondary three examination results in mathematics. The questionnaire was face and content validated by a team of experts in internets services. The statistical tools used in analyzing the data were t-test difference of two means and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Co-Efficient. The result showed that students who were taught mathematics using ICT facilities performed significantly better than those taught without it. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between the availability of ICT facility in schools and students’ effective usage. It was recommended amongst others that computer and internet facilities should be provided in schools by government so as to enhance effective teaching and learning of science and mathematics in schools.

Keywords: Information, Computer, Technology and Mathematics